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Manmadan Ambu
Theatrical poster
Directed byK. S. Ravikumar
Written byKamal Haasan
Produced byUdhayanidhi Stalin
StarringKamal Haasan
R. Madhavan
Trisha Krishnan
Ramesh Aravind
Sangeetha
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byShaan Mohammed
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Sree Gokulam Films[1]
Release date
  • 23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageTamil
BudgetRs.50 c

Manmadan Ambu (Tamil: மன் மதன் அம்பு) is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar.[2] Written by Kamal Haasan, it stars himself alongside R. Madhavan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles,[3] while featuring Ramesh Arvind, Sangeetha, Manju Pillai and Urvashi among others in supporting roles. The film features music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with several songs written and sung by Kamal Haasan himself, while Manush Nandan and Shaan Mohammed made their debut as cinematographer and editor.

After significant pre-production which included rehearsals of the entire script before filming, the film was extensively shot across Europe and on a cruise ship, whilst scenes were also canned across Chennai and Kodaikanal.[4] Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manmadan Ambu released worldwide on 23 December 2010 to mixed reviews. [5] It is dubbed into Telugu as Manmadha Banam.

Plot

Madanagopal/Madan (Madhavan), a wealthy entrepreneur, suspects that his girlfriend, actress Ambujakshi alias Nisha (Trisha) may be having affairs with her colleagues in the film industry. To that end, he hires private detective Major Raja Mannar (Kamal Haasan) to follow her when she goes on a European cruise for a vacation. Mannar accepts, as he desperately needs money to pay the hospital bills of his friend Rajan (Ramesh Arvind), who is afflicted with cancer, and his wife Mallika (Urvashi). Contrary to Madanagopal's suspicions, Ambujakshi is loyal and virtuous; when Mannar reports this, Madan refuses to pay him as his suspicions were unfounded.

Disappointed, Mannar to save his dying friend Rajan fabricates a story and tells Madan that she is having a secret affair during her trip. In the process, he introduces himself as a tourist to Ambu, her friend Deepa (Sangeetha) and Deepa's children, and becomes close to the group. while getting closer to Ambu, Mannar says to Madhan that Ambu is good but the other guy is bad, but madhan does not want to hear that and eventually breaks up with Ambu. While recollecting his past as an Army officer, he reveals that he lost his wife three years ago in a car accident. Ambujakshi realizes to her horror that the accident was caused by herself during an argument with Madan which was shown in initial part of the movie. Both of them decide to confront each other with the truth, but Ambu misunderstands Kurup (Manju Pillai) as Madhan's detective and slaps him and tells that she loves Mannar. Meanwhile Rajan should undergo an operation immediately after the chemotherapy to keep him alive. To make things worse Madan announces that he will visit them in person at Venice. Ultimately, Mannar and Deepa stage a plan with the help of Kurup to deceive Madhan for the final break-up with Ambu.

Madhavan arrives at the place and some mix-ups and misunderstandings take place among the characters. Madhavan realises that Ambu has fallen in love with Mannar and accepts it with a heavy heart. The film ends on a lighter note by showing Madhavan and Deepa

Cast

Production

After Unnaipol Oruvan, Kamal Haasan opted against reviving his home production Marmayogi, and signed on for a film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin. While the film went through months of pre-production, Trisha Krishnan, in December 2009,[6] and then R. Madhavan, in February 2010, were added to the project,[7] with K. S. Ravikumar being chosen as the director. Though early indications suggested the film would be titled Yaavarum Kaelir[8] or Karunyam,[9] the launch ceremony of the film, held on June 3, 2010, confirmed the title as Manmadan Ambu.[10] During the launch, Kamal Haasan said that prior to the shoot rehearsals were performed.[10]

Shoots were subsequently held aboard on a cruise liner from Dubai, and the film was shot across various regions of Europe including Paris and Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Rome and Venice in Italy. Parts of the film were also shot in Kodaikanal in South India, whilst remaining portions were completed in Chennai.

Soundtrack

Untitled

The film's music was scored by Devi Sri Prasad.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dhagudu Dhattham" Kamal Hassan4:57
2."Who's The Hero" Andrea Jeremiah4:26
3."Neela Vaanam" Kamal Hassan, Priya Himesh4:27
4."Oyyale"VivekaMukesh, Suchitra3:55
5."Kamal Kavidhai" Kamal Hassan, Trisha Krishnan5:12
6."Manmadan Ambu" Devi Sri Prasad4:21
7."Theme Music" (Instrumental)  1:49

Box office

After two weeks, the total collections in Chennai city were Rs. 3.90 Crore [2] .Behindwoods. </ref>

References

  1. ^ "Gokulam Gopalan buys Manmadhan Ambu". Sify. 4 December 2010.
  2. ^ Ayngaran International. Ayngaran.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  3. ^ Kamal Haasan's Yavarum Kaelir. Sify.com (2010-01-26). Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  4. ^ Manmadhan Kombu audio launch on Vijay TV!
  5. ^ [1]. Behindwoods. Retrieved on 2010-11-03
  6. ^ Trisha teams up with Kamal in next movie | Deccan Chronicle | 2009-12-24. Deccan Chronicle (2009-12-24). Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  7. ^ Madhavan in ‘Yavarum Kelir’ - Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  8. ^ Kamal’s next is ‘Yavarum Kelir’ - Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  9. ^ Kamal’s next is not ‘Yavarum Kelir’ - Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  10. ^ a b Kamal’s Manmadhan Ambu launched. Sify.com (2010-06-03). Retrieved on 2010-11-03.


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